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Playbook 2, first impressions

By On February 22, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In technology

The Playbook just got it’s new OS, and so far it’s looking to be quite crappy. The much anticipated android app player is a disappointment(I thought I would finally be able to run android apps), a decent email client and calendar, and nothing else really exciting. At the very least, I have apps to install [...]

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Installing Android Market on the Kindle Fire(For non-Americans too)

By On December 19, 2011 · Leave a Comment · In technology

So you got a Kindle Fire, you looked at the other guides and they all somehow require you download an app from the Amazon App Store, which you cannot do if you are outside of the United States. So how do you actually go about installing the Android Market on your Kindle Fire? First, in [...]

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Blackberry Playbook Review

By On December 11, 2011 · Leave a Comment · In technology

Got my hands on a Blackberry Playbook, and as each day passes, the Playbook seems more and more like an awesome piece of hardware. Keyword: hardware. Pros: The tablet is relatively responsive, almost as good as the iPad, and has a decent UI to go with it. The one that I received was preloaded with [...]

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Blackberry DevCon Asia

By On December 11, 2011 · Leave a Comment · In technology

DevCon Asia was one of the best developer events I’ve been to. Serious. Aside from the free Playbook, which I’ll do a review on some other day, DevCon was really well organised, and as one of the guys behind GeekcampSG 2011, I have to say I was blown away by the event, especially the party [...]

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Hiring Software Engineers/Programmers?

By On November 5, 2011 · Leave a Comment · In technology

[Update]Just to add on. My point is not to say that EE students can be a replacement for (good)CS/IS peeps. My point is that companies should no longer think that SoC is the only place where they can get good programmers. They can get them from other faculties too. It does not take a degree [...]

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